Entertainment

Songwriter Sylvia Moy in her Masterpiece Studios in Detroit in 1995. (Photo: Pat West, Detroit Free Press) By Brian McCollum , Detroit Free Press Songwriter and producer Sylvia Moy, who helped spark Stevie Wonder’s career while […]

TMZ Reporting Prince‘s death scene was riddled with pills strewn around his home … this according to search warrants just released by Minnesota authorities. According to new docs, law enforcement found Ziploc bags with pills […]

Charlie Murphy, the older brother of Eddie Murphy and beloved comedian whose iconic bits on “Chappelle’s Show” sealed his own celebrity status, died Wednesday after a battle with leukemia. He was 57. The Brooklyn-bred funnyman […]

By Erick Johnson They have Oscars®, Grammys®, Emmys®, NBA titles, but most of all, cash–lots of it. At the pinnacle of their careers in entertainment, sports, politics and media, they have achieved fame, fortune and […]

By Lilly Workneh, huffingtonpost.com History was made at the 2017 Academy Awards on Sunday night with a record number of wins by black stars, and, ultimately by awarding the most diverse group of Oscar winners […]

By T. R. Causay, blackdoctor.org “I must tell you, I’m retiring this year,” the 74-year-old living legend, Aretha Franklin, told the Detroit TV station WDIV Local 4, saying she wanted to spend more time with […]

by Madeline Berg | Forbes It has taken 15 years, 21 seasons of The Bachelor and 12 seasons of The Bachelorette, but the franchise has finally cast its first Black lead: Dallas attorney Rachel Lindsay. […]

By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, M.S.J., Chicago Crusader A documentary based on the unfinished work by the iconic civil rights activist and author James Baldwin will hit theaters soon, and I say it is right on […]

By Lauren Porter Madison Vain, essence.com Add history maker to Chance the Rapper’s long list of titles! The artist, father and activist is now a two-time Grammy winner, becoming the first streaming only artist in […]